That にも is “even I” but にも means “I also / I ~ as well”
Let me break it down.

The particle に here is for ability, what one is able to do.

まだ私に読める漢字は少ない。
There are still a very few kanji that I can read.
読める is a potential form of 読む
You
この漢字は私には、読めない。
I can’t read this kanji. (by using は, you show the contrast. Maybe other people can but I can’t)
この漢字は私にも読める。(Even I can read this kanji)

Both are correct, however: 日本語は話せません is more natural and it implies contrast, so you can translate this like: “(as for Japanese) I don’t speak Japanese… (however I speak for example English very well)”. That’s the aspect of contrast which part. は implies here.
Don’t worry, after 5 years of learning Japanese the problem, whether to choose は or が will disappear.

First, I would just like to give huge props for putting out such amazing content as you do and taking your free time to teach others, huge respect!

Regarding my question, as I’ve understood “も” can be used to to “emphasize” hence some meanings will translate to “even” in english.
For instance as in this lesson:

一問も答えない => not answer even one question

and my question here is, “でも” also has the nuance of “even” and can also be used in the same fashion to emphasize, right?

So how would this sentence differ from the one above: 一問でも答えない

In a case like this, which of “も” and “でも” has a deeper emphasize? or is the meaning even the same to begin with?

If I get to guess, “でも” sounds more negative in my ears, more like not answer EVEN ONE while “も” sounds more like not answer ONE, but I don’t know :3

Sorry for asking of so much without being able to give much back but I would really appreciate some more deeper comparison of “も” and “でも” when it comes to emphasizing. よろしく！〜

Though I am aware of some grammar points where only “も” is allowed to emphasize if I’ve understood things right, words like より(も) 幸いに(も) and so on..
Thanks again for your awesomeness, your lessons have really helped me throughout my studies! :D

I’m sorry for sending multiple comments, it’s just for some reason when I commented and hit the “post” comment button the site would just go blank for me so I never knew if my comments made it through or not :3

Anyways thank you again, I think I get the difference now Have a good day!

You’re very welcome, William.
Oh please don’t apologize. The comment filter doesn’t work properly sometime and one of your message went to a Spam folder for some reason. That happens a lot here.
Anyway, have a good day!

I would like to ask you about the function of も in the following sentence
“特に何の反応もない…”
For context, the person heard something loud coming from a locker, thinking that something is in there and shook it, then the sentence pops up)

What exactly does the も do in the sentence? I don’t think the function described in this lesson is the one, since there is no “number”
My translation is “nothing (no response) in particular”, but I think I completely ignored the も

I would also like to ask another function of も, which I read from another website (but can only recall a little bit of the information) that it “compares”
I think the も in Danny G’s question (topmost) has the same function, in that it compares everyone in the world (only a few goes to church on Sunday mornings and others don’t). Is this correct? If not, can you tell me if も even “compares”?

I would be really grateful if you can help me, and thank you for the great lesson

Hello Danny
日曜日の朝に教会に行く人もいる。
emphasize the part 日曜日の朝に教会に行く人
It means “also” or “even”
There are even people who go to church on Sunday morning.
or
There are also people who go to church on Sunday morning.

Hello etoile,
Ah, OK…I think you are talking about the following cases.

Ex. このワインは千円もしません。
= This wine doesn’t cost (even) one thousand yen.

In you rephrase it, it is possible to say
*This wine costs less than 1,000 yen.
But the second translation doesn’t involve any feelings and it just tells the fact that the wine costs less than 1,000 yen.

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I can’t think of good examples right now but
も does emphasizes the word that precedes it but the preceded word with も modifies what comes after.
Ex. ５００人も集まった。
= Gohyakunin mo atsumatta.
も emphasizes “500 people” and modifies the following verb, 集まった(=atsumatta)

*****
も, もう, もっと are all different. もっと

I don’t have a lesson on もう(=mou) but will make one for you if I have a chance. (Right now I have a long list of request lessons.)

thank you so much dear maggie sensei. yes mam’ n_n. you may call me with that name. you’re so thoughtful explaining all the possible answers. how i wish i could have an internet connection in our home (so that i’ll be always updated). good night dear maggie sensei. n_n

good day dear maggie sensei and everyone. i dont if this is the right thread for this question. i am having confusion for this words.
does the same principle (mo as the one that emphasize) also applies in konna ni mo
does that mean konna ni kawaii and konna ni mo kawaii are the same but konna ni mo has emphasazing power

and do these two sentencces have the same exact meaning:
konna ni mo kono omoi (feeling)
konna ni mo omoi

こんなに＜こんなにも (こんなにも is stronger. As you said も has a function of emphasizing)

a) 彼の妹がこんなにかわいい女の子だとは知らなかった。
= I didn’t know his sister was this cute.
b) 彼の妹がこんなにもかわいい女の子だとは知らなかった。(stronger)
= I didn’t know his sister was THIS cute.

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konna ni mo kono omoi (feeling)
konna ni mo omoi

I have to guess what you wanted to say using these words but for example
a sentence like this?
こんなにもこの想いに苦しめられるなんて…
= Konnanimo kono omoi ni kurushimerareru nante…
I had no idea I would suffer from this feeling this much.

If so, your second sentence doesn’t have “この=kono” so it won’t specify the feeling so it won’t be the same.

If you wanted to compare the sentences
Konna ni kono omoi
Konna nimo kono omoi
the the later is stronger. (It emphasizes “this much” more.)

The ～なり used in 愛おしくなり has the same meaning as ～なって, so 愛おしくなり＝愛おしくなって.
例）
１） 私の子どもはもう大きくなって、暗闇を恐れなくなった。 = 私の子どもはもう大きくなり、暗闇を恐れなくなりました。
２） 返事が遅くなり、申し訳なく存じます。 = 返事が遅くなって、申し訳なく存じます。

So as you can see the meaning is the same. However I think that なり is slightly more formal than なって. In everyday conversation, especially between friends, the ～て form （＝なって） would be used.

As for the translation: I sympathize with him, watching his preparations when he was spreading out his ｗｅｔｓｕｉｔ on the old carpet in the hotel, so [/and] I made him a hot, dark coffee.
However I’m not sure if my translation is correct because 愛おしい can mean: 1. 大事にして、かわいがりたくなるさま。 or 2. かわいそうだ。気の毒だ。 But I know someone, who will solve this problem＾＾
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